Oy, cracked my sump, easy repair?

[FishyIdea]

I have a 30 gallon long sump. The short end now has two bottom to top cracks making it look like three triangles smooshed together. This particular compartment is a small fuge holding maybe 5 gallons.

Because it is the tallest compartment, I can leave it empty and still use the sump for my skimmer and misc equipment.

I'm in no mood to buy a new sump tank or try to replace the panel myself.

Is there a quick and dirty repair method I can use here? Smear silicon on the inside and silicon a new piece of glass over the cracks on the outside? Some magic glass epoxy? Glass fairy? Add a hampster?

 

[Gina McReeferson]

I like the hampster idea, adds biodiversity!

-Dave

 

[Gina McReeferson]

Have you tried yelling at it? It has yet to work for me, but, as a rule, I always try that first when something goes wrong.

-Dave

 

[mloebl]

My 10g lasted about a week like that before it started spider webbing and I replaced it. However I think the 10g is much thinner glass that a 30g. You can try draining that area and adding silicone to both sides, but probably only a short term fix in my opinion. Just a theory, but I wonder if you could get a piece of glass or acrylic around the same size, again drain it, and silicone it all around from the inside. May take the pressure off the glass.

-Mike

 

[delta]

Have you tried yelling at it? It has yet to work for me, but, as a rule, I always try that first when something goes wrong.

-Dave

ROFL


You could just get a sheet rubber and line it. Its ugly, cheesy and definately not the best solution but it will work.

Or make a Fuge out of acrylic just slightly smaller than the compartment. Add a tongue to drain the water over the baffle so no water enters the cracked compartment.

 

[FishyIdea]

I actually have the supplies, tools and psuedo-skills to make an acrylic liner for the fuge. Great idea.

Still hoping someone has a spare tube of "Instant Magic Sump Fix" lying around...

Thanks!

 

[FishyIdea]

I should mention that my baffles are extra thick glass ones held in place by vast quantities of silicon and leak tested. If you were in a similar situation with acrylic baffles, leaving a chamber empty would not be wise, since the acrylic would bow and give.

 

[S Hunter]

Have you tried yelling at it? It has yet to work for me, but, as a rule, I always try that first when something goes wrong.

-Dave

I'll have to try that next time something goes wrong... the dog will like it better